Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Northampton International Academy
Northampton
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale points 23-27 (£16,686-£18,966 actual)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 14 June 2018
Job overview
Join us in our brand new building, working to be school of choice for Northampton, the school that provides the best education for students, a place where people want to be, that is embedded in the community.
In September 2016 NIA opened as an all through 4-19 Free School and doubled its work force in 2017. We are now in position to do the same again to take in an oversubscribed new Year 7 and a new Reception cohort of pupils. By 2022 we will be a 2,220 pupil school.
We are looking to recruit outstanding staff to support the Teaching and Learning of our pupils by providing crucial roles throughout the school from 1st September 2018.
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Term time only + 1 week – 40 weeks per year. 37 hours per week
Scale points 23-27 (£16,686-£18,966 actual)
Do you have an aptitude for hard work, the ability to take initiatives and a flexible approach? Do you have the emotional resilience in working with challenging situations and sometimes behaviours?
If so, we are looking to appoint a Designated Safeguarding Lead (Secondary) whose priority will be the health, safety and well-being of all vulnerable pupils in school. You will have the legal responsibility for dealing with safeguarding issues, providing advice and support to staff, liaising with the Local Authority, and working with a range of other agencies. We are looking for someone who is organised, a team player and an effective communicator.
The chosen candidate will have a good educational background and have a real desire to improve the lives of children and young people.
Information about each role, job descriptions and person specifications, along with the application forms and equal opportunities forms, are available to download from this advert or on the school website by clicking here.
If you would like an informal discussion regarding any of these role please contact Claire Golding on 01604 212811.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post.
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About Northampton International Academy
- Northampton International Academy
- 55 Barrack Road, Northampton
- Northamptonshire
- NN1 1AA
- United Kingdom
Northampton International Academy is a diverse and vibrant community that is committed to ensuring our children and young people are provided with the education, skills and experience they need to prepare them for a bright future.
The school is based in the heart of Northampton and has a strong bond with the local community outside its walls and a warm sense of community within them with staff, parents and governors all working in partnership to ensure the very best outcomes for our pupils.
As a local school with a global vision, we strive to ensure that Northampton International Academy pupils understand the wider world and how education can help them to access local, national and international opportunities and experiences.
Northampton International Academy is an all-through school, so we are well-placed to understand the journey from early years right through to sixth form. We work hard to make sure that every pupil is known, supported and challenged as an individual and that EMAT’s values of inclusion, innovation, inspiration and, integrity and impact are tangible in all aspects of academy life.
We are committed to transforming lives, opportunities and the futures of the children and young people at Northampton International Academy as they move through all stages of their education with us.
Martin Serrao
Headteacher
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